Rick Arrett

Patent attorney/electrical engineer. Avid science fiction and fantasy reader.

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@NickGibbsIAG Is it better to disclose in this call or have a negative surprise in the next call?

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I suspect that each city has a modified 14.3 version, and that will continue as they expand to other cities. I also suspect that all the new cybercabs will be replacing the Model Y's and therefore we will see 1 or 2 thousand unsupervised cybercabs/robotaxis by end of 2026, each using a modified 14.3.x version tuned for that city.

Personally, I think @elonmusk meant that before rolling out unsupervised to all AI4 vehicles (where regulation permits), he wants V15 for that.

And NOT that they are going to have 2 unsupervised cars per city in 12 states by the end of 2026.

So maybe not as bad as it sounded?

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Could Tesla merge with SpaceX AFTER Elon’s comp plan is done?

1. Comp plan creates complications now.
2. Increases his vested voting shares once earns all 12 tranches of stock.
3. Gives time for Tesla to 8X or 10X, while SpaceX will probably only 3X. So Tesla will be at least double the value of SpaceX after comp plan complete.

What do you think?

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Classic guilt by association (once removed):

https://t.co/6m2XqOPoF2

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Isn't a ban on firing during the shutdown the same as ordering people to work for free? Isn't that slavery? Of course you can fire to cut expenses. There is no money. These judges appear not to have any common sense. Weird.

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@RandyWKirk1 I am doing my part by eating as much steak as possible!

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New climate paper:

https://t.co/g0dSq4aJ1d

Says that 2/3 of the warming is natural and only 1/3 is caused by humans.

@TomANelson Thought you might be interested in this paper.

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I see they are trying to change the constitution to allow this wealth tax. Still problematic from a Federal point of view. What if most of a person's wealth is in real estate outside CA? Probably not constitutional at the Federal level. Hope the voters see this for what it is and vote it down.

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California's proposed wealth tax won't fly. Their constitution allows taxing income - not wealth. Wealth is just income which has already been taxed. Probably illegal under CA law and there are Federal issues as well. But I bet the 180 people who are being targeted move out of state. So stupid.

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@earthcurated Brush my car off and go to work - like any other day. In Minnesota, this is just a Monday in winter.

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If the Supreme Court even accepts this case, I predict they do not overturn same sex marriage. They will leave it to the states, like abortion. There is nothing in the constitution about marriage - so it is left to the states via the 10th amendment.

https://t.co/4gi559K0fZ

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@1Nicdar Afraid of commitment.

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@AVGirl4Life Golf.
Soccer.

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@MomsPostingLs I bet she regrets writing this in just a few short years.

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This alleged Trump letter to Epstein, with an imaginary conversation, written in the 3rd person, seems a bit to on the nose to me. Who writes like that? Doesn't seem believable. I would want to see the original, from the book, to see whether the signature and/or the imaginary conversation and/or the drawing were added later or digitally. Reminds me of the Dan Rather fake. Seems fishy.

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@its_The_Dr No. I like air conditioning.

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Yes. This isn't going to work. I want to know who were on those videos and I want pedophilias prosecuted. We know the FBI has over 300Gb of video seized from Epstein (the FBI said so) - so to pretend this is a hoax is just not going to work. Obviously something fishy here. Very disappointed.

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New paper shows sea level 0.8 to 4.0 meters above present 5 to 1.7 ka BP:

https://t.co/wTT8yxQOsO

More proof it has been warmer than the recent past (last 2000 to 5000 years). Cannot have higher sea level without more warming to melt the ice. Obviously 100% natural - which means nature is fully capable of the warming which is 100% blamed on humans.

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@GuntherEagleman No.

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Look at this twisted headline (how can it be lawless if the Supreme Court says the President is right and the District Court is wrong?):

https://t.co/oIdqNlFPKW